Google Pixel 3 XL vs Apple iPhone XS Max: Which is Better and Why

If you are checking out the technology-related news from past couple of weeks, you might already know that the two of the most popular companies have launched a couple of devices. In simple words, Google has launched Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. On the other hand, Apple launched iPhone XS and XS Max. If you want to purchase a premium mobile, but you do not know whether you should buy an Android mobile or iOS device, this article will help you a lot. Here is the comparison between Google Pixel 3 XL and Apple iPhone XS Max.

Important Note: This comparison is based on the features. In other words, all the following differences are mentioned in the paper, or you can find differences in specifications as well.

Google Pixel 3 XL vs Apple iPhone XS Max

Dimension/Weight

Although there is a not a huge difference between the size of these mobiles, iPhone XS Max is slightly bigger than the Pixel 3 XL. The dimension of Pixel 3 XL is 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inch, and it weighs 184gm. On the other hand, the iPhone XS Max’s dimension is 6.20x 3.05 x 0.30 inch, and it weighs 208gm. If you hold these two mobiles at the same time, you might feel the difference, but if you hold them separately, you may not find the small difference of weight.

Regarding the body, you will get an aluminum frame on Pixel 3 XL and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the front as well as the rear side so that your phone doesn’t gather all the scratches. On the other hand, you will get stainless steel frame on iPhone XS Max and glass is available on front and back side. This is needless to mention that both of the devices have an IP68 rating and that means they are water and dust resistance.

Display

The display or Pixel 3 XL is same as the Pixel 3, and on the flip side, the display of iPhone XS is same as iPhone XS Max. Being said that, you will get 6.3-inch P-OLED display on Pixel 3 XL, but the Apple iPhone XS Max has 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display. Both of the devices have notch, but the Google Pixel 3 XL’s notch is much bigger than the notch of iPhone XS Max. Talking about the screen resolution, you will get a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixel on Pixel 3 XL, and the iPhone XS Max has a resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixel. Regarding the protection, you can find scratch-resistant glass and oleophobic coating on iPhone XS Max, but the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 is included on Pixel 3 XL. The main difference between these two devices is you will get a 120 Hz display on the Apple’s device. This phone has a 3D touch sensor as well.

Chipset/Memory/Storage

This is probably the most important thing, and you should always check them before purchasing any mobile. Being said that, you can obviously find some differences in this section. You will get Snapdragon 845 on Pixel 3 XL, but the iPhone XS Max has Apple A12 Bionic chipset. Another difference is in their sizes. Pixel has a 10nm chipset, but the iPhone XS Max has the 7nm chipset. Obviously, it is important since your battery consumption depends on this.

Talking about memory and storage, you will get 4GB RAM on both of the devices. However, the Pixel 3 XL has 64GB and 128GB variants, but the iPhone XS Max has 64GB, 256GB and 512GB variants. Meaningless to mention that you cannot get memory card slot on any of them.

Camera

Nowadays people are using the mobile camera a lot for Instagram, and all. If you are one of them, who uses camera a lot, you should get a good camera, no matter what. If you choose Pixel 3 XL, you will get single-camera setup, and it has f/1.8 12MP wide angle lens, which comes with Optical Image Stabilization and other standard features. However, if you purchase iPhone XS Max, you will get dual camera setup, and those are f/1.8 12 MP wide-angle lens and f/2.4 12MP telephoto lens. Like Pixel 3 XL, you will get OIS, PDAF, etc. The primary difference is you can record 4K video at 60 FPS on iPhone XS Max, but Google Pixel 3 XL is capable of recording 4K video at up to 30FPS.

Talking about the selfie camera, you will get dual camera setup on Pixel 3 XL. It has a f/1.8 8MP wide-angle lens and f/2.2 8MP ultrawide-angle lens. On the other hand, you will get a f/2.2 7MP camera with standard lens on iPhone XS Max. Both of the mobiles are capable of recording 1080p video, but you will get the 60FPS option on iPhone XS Max.

Battery

Like Pixel 3 has a better battery than iPhone XS, you will get a better battery on Pixel 3 XL than iPhone XS Max. Being said that, you should find 3430 mAh battery on Pixel 3 XL and 3174 mAh battery on iPhone XS Max. However, as Apple uses a smaller chipset, there is a high chance of getting almost same battery backup on both of the devices.

Available Colors

Pixel 3 XL has three color variants, and those are Clearly White, Just Black and Not Pink. On the other hand, the iPhone XS Max also has three color combinations, and those are Space Gray, Silver, and Gold.

Price

The 64GB variant of Pixel 3 costs around $899 and the 128GB variant costs around $999. However, the 64GB variant of iPhone XS Max costs around $1099, the 256GB variant is priced at $1249, and the 512GB variant is priced at $1449 in the USA.